What are you reading? - Page 55

TheDreadPirateRoberts · 01-20-2012, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

Yesterdays reading selections included Edgar Allen Poe's a Tell Tale Heart, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's The American Scholar.

I just love the early American Authors, they have so much passion, so much drive and such eloquence. If today's activists, or even politicians had even an eighth of their skill and determination and grace, the world would be a far different place.

i agreeee...i love the selections you're reading......i think there are a good number of people who do have that passion...who want to see progressive change...and who may be helping to make it happen in their own lives or local communities...unfortunately its seldom heard of....especially with this media.....gods i love you....im looking forward to reading with you for years to come...

betenoire · 01-20-2012, 12:37 PM

"There are parts of Texas where a fly lives ten thousand years and a man can't die soon enough. Time gets strange there from too much sky, too many miles from crack to crease in the flat surface of land." - Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Tawse · 01-20-2012, 01:21 PM

betenoire - your quote reminds me...

there's a feature in the Kindle (maybe the nook too?) where you can highlight a certain part of the text and other people can see (as they read on their kindles) what other people have highlighted (it tells you how many people highlighted that text).

It can be very interesting seeing what other people highlight... When reading Dresden Files and Hunger Games I found the highlights to be lines that were beautiful, exceptionally comedic, or impacted the plot of the book... but with witch and wizard - the highlights are nonsensical or I've lost my mind.. one of the two.

Honey · 01-20-2012, 02:29 PM

"Shes Come Undone" by Wally Lamb....Everyone should read this...Lamb writes from the perspective of a girl-woman...I am convinced he is NOT a bio male !!

foxyshaman · 01-20-2012, 03:09 PM

Re-reading: Blackfoot Physics by F. David Peat

F. David Peat holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics and is deeply interested in the relationships between science, creativity, art and culture.

"Blackfoot physics is an account of his discoveries, in a remarkable synthesis of anthropology, history, metaphysics, cosmology and quantum theory. Peat compares the medicines, the myths, the languages, indeed the entire perceptions of reality of the Western and indigeneous peoples. What becomes apparent is the amazing resemblance between indigeneous teachings and some of the insights that are emerging from modern science. Peat's insightful observations extend our understanding of ourselves, our understanding of the Universe, and our place in it. This book is a captivating read for anyone interested in the relationship between science, spirituality, and different ways of knowing."

Julien · 01-20-2012, 08:48 PM

Thief of Lives, book 2 of the Noble Dead series by Barb Hendee and J.C. Hendee. I really enjoyed the first book Dhampir. Only 9 more to go in the series (I think).

justkim · 01-23-2012, 08:15 PM

Just started reading the 4th book in the Game of Thrones series... LOVING IT!

The JD · 01-23-2012, 08:41 PM

Just *finished* the 4th book in the Game of Thrones series, and just started Jane Lynch's memoir, Happy Accidents... I've got a pile of books on my headboard screaming to be read next, but Jane Lynch is a library book, so she wins.

clay · 01-24-2012, 12:09 PM

Love Finds You....in Folly Beach,SC...by Loree Lough.
It is set in a quaint little southern beach town, near Charleston,SC. It is about two people with nothing in common who fall in love.....I am enjoying it immensely!
If you like...go to..
www.follyturtles.com to get more info on the loggerhead turtles program

and you can also go to
www.savethelight.com
this is set up to save the Morris Lighthouse...

TheDreadPirateRoberts · 01-24-2012, 02:37 PM

i just started reading "aimee & jaguar" ...aka ...a love story from berlin , 1943...amazing book! ....

Leigh · 01-24-2012, 03:35 PM

When I signed up for the gym a week and a half ago, I got a book free from the founder of the gym itself David Patchell-Evans called "Living the Good Life" and so far its been a highly valuable resource

tonaderspeisung · 01-24-2012, 05:34 PM

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter - Mark Seal

it's the story of the totally made up clark rockefeller
it's completely fascinating, a great thrill ride
and it's all true

run don't walk to your library and find this book
it's worth it

but you don't have to take my word for it

JAGG · 01-24-2012, 09:11 PM

"Final gifts" by Patricia Kelly

apretty · 01-25-2012, 07:28 PM

i'm about 5 pages from finishing and idon't want it to end.

TheDreadPirateRoberts · 01-25-2012, 11:05 PM

water wars by vandana shiva.....i read this book awhile back....but decided to re read since a dear one just finished it today...

Truly Scrumptious · 01-28-2012, 11:07 AM

When She Woke, by Hillary Jordan

It’s the mid-21st century, after Roe v Wade has been overturned, and a woman who has an abortion is now guilty of murder. Her punishment? Her skin is genetically altered . . . turned bright red for the duration of her 16 year sentence. (Prisons are overcrowded, so now people are marked for their crimes.)

Comparisons to The Scarlet Letter and The Handmaid’s Tale are inevitable, and in fact Hillary Jordan describes it as "a deliberate riff" on The Scarlet Letter. It’s dark and disturbing on so many levels, and I can’t put it down.

sugarnspice · 01-28-2012, 11:20 AM

This sounds like a fantastic book! I will go load it on to my Kindle right now!

TheDreadPirateRoberts · 01-28-2012, 02:16 PM

the girl with the dragon tattoo......again...since my lil sister brought my copy back

Sparkle · 01-28-2012, 03:49 PM

my clever ploy to read more by canceling the cable is working...

Last week I finished "Snowdrops" by AD Miller and *HATED* it. It is not thrilling, it is not noir, there are no redeeming characters, every character is shallowly drawn and stereotypical and if I hadn't read it on my kindle I'd have flung it cross the room after reading the last few pages.

In an attempt to scrub my brain of that bad reading experience I was very kindly gift with the "Hunger Games" trilogy which I read between Monday night and this morning. As everyone has said, a very compelling read, I really enjoyed the story.

I'm not sure which next...
Possibly "IQ84" by Murakami which I've been meaning to start for weeks but am feeling a bit daunted by, possibly "The Marriage Plot" by Eugenides, possibly something different all together.

Stud_puppy1991 · 01-28-2012, 07:23 PM

I am currently reading Stephen King's newest novel, 11/22/63, which is about a man that goes back in time to prevent JFK's assassination

01-20-2012, 12:37 PM	#1082
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01-20-2012, 03:09 PM	#1085
foxyshaman Member How Do You Identify?: spiritually minded dirt dog Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canada Posts: 898 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 2,593 Times in 663 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Re-reading: Blackfoot Physics by F. David Peat F. David Peat holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics and is deeply interested in the relationships between science, creativity, art and culture. "Blackfoot physics is an account of his discoveries, in a remarkable synthesis of anthropology, history, metaphysics, cosmology and quantum theory. Peat compares the medicines, the myths, the languages, indeed the entire perceptions of reality of the Western and indigeneous peoples. What becomes apparent is the amazing resemblance between indigeneous teachings and some of the insights that are emerging from modern science. Peat's insightful observations extend our understanding of ourselves, our understanding of the Universe, and our place in it. This book is a captivating read for anyone interested in the relationship between science, spirituality, and different ways of knowing." __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode

01-20-2012, 08:48 PM	#1086
Julien Member How Do You Identify?: TG/GenderQueer Preferred Pronoun?: I'm flexible, but only up to a point. Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alabama, Gulf Coast area Posts: 1,007 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,247 Thanked 2,701 Times in 737 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Thief of Lives, book 2 of the Noble Dead series by Barb Hendee and J.C. Hendee. I really enjoyed the first book Dhampir. Only 9 more to go in the series (I think). __________________ Julien “Self-plagiarism is style.” Alfred Hitchcock Formerly known as Graphiteta2s

01-23-2012, 08:15 PM	#1087
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01-20-2012, 01:21 PM	#1083
Tawse Member How Do You Identify?: TG Gender Queer Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 730 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 2,739 Times in 644 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	betenoire - your quote reminds me... there's a feature in the Kindle (maybe the nook too?) where you can highlight a certain part of the text and other people can see (as they read on their kindles) what other people have highlighted (it tells you how many people highlighted that text). It can be very interesting seeing what other people highlight... When reading Dresden Files and Hunger Games I found the highlights to be lines that were beautiful, exceptionally comedic, or impacted the plot of the book... but with witch and wizard - the highlights are nonsensical or I've lost my mind.. one of the two.

01-20-2012, 02:29 PM	#1084
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01-24-2012, 12:09 PM	#1089
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01-24-2012, 02:37 PM	#1090
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01-24-2012, 03:35 PM	#1091
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01-24-2012, 05:34 PM	#1092
tonaderspeisung Member How Do You Identify?: asleep at the synthesizer Preferred Pronoun?: crown prince of dirty disco Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: the dollar bin Posts: 1,392 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 1,794 Times in 857 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter - Mark Seal it's the story of the totally made up clark rockefeller it's completely fascinating, a great thrill ride and it's all true run don't walk to your library and find this book it's worth it but you don't have to take my word for it

01-24-2012, 09:11 PM	#1093
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01-25-2012, 07:28 PM	#1094
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01-25-2012, 11:05 PM	#1095
TheDreadPirateRoberts Member How Do You Identify?: self made Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: perfectly content with true love Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Here&There Posts: 576 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 407 Thanked 895 Times in 487 Posts Rep Power: 6114334	water wars by vandana shiva.....i read this book awhile back....but decided to re read since a dear one just finished it today... __________________ "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Thoreau

01-28-2012, 11:07 AM	#1096
Truly Scrumptious Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: She's my mirror twin, my next of kin Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse Posts: 667 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,047 Thanked 1,855 Times in 564 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	When She Woke, by Hillary Jordan It’s the mid-21st century, after Roe v Wade has been overturned, and a woman who has an abortion is now guilty of murder. Her punishment? Her skin is genetically altered . . . turned bright red for the duration of her 16 year sentence. (Prisons are overcrowded, so now people are marked for their crimes.) Comparisons to The Scarlet Letter and The Handmaid’s Tale are inevitable, and in fact Hillary Jordan describes it as "a deliberate riff" on The Scarlet Letter. It’s dark and disturbing on so many levels, and I can’t put it down.

01-28-2012, 11:20 AM	#1097
sugarnspice Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: she, her Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 51 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20 Thanked 184 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 1400513	This sounds like a fantastic book! I will go load it on to my Kindle right now!

01-28-2012, 02:16 PM	#1098
TheDreadPirateRoberts Member How Do You Identify?: self made Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: perfectly content with true love Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Here&There Posts: 576 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 407 Thanked 895 Times in 487 Posts Rep Power: 6114334	the girl with the dragon tattoo......again...since my lil sister brought my copy back __________________ "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Thoreau

01-28-2012, 03:49 PM	#1099
Sparkle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please Relationship Status: Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 2,183 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,001 Thanked 6,624 Times in 1,561 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	my clever ploy to read more by canceling the cable is working... Last week I finished "Snowdrops" by AD Miller and HATED it. It is not thrilling, it is not noir, there are no redeeming characters, every character is shallowly drawn and stereotypical and if I hadn't read it on my kindle I'd have flung it cross the room after reading the last few pages. In an attempt to scrub my brain of that bad reading experience I was very kindly gift with the "Hunger Games" trilogy which I read between Monday night and this morning. As everyone has said, a very compelling read, I really enjoyed the story. I'm not sure which next... Possibly "IQ84" by Murakami which I've been meaning to start for weeks but am feeling a bit daunted by, possibly "The Marriage Plot" by Eugenides, possibly something different all together. __________________ I am made of stars

01-28-2012, 07:23 PM	#1100
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